# 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by second-year head coach Yolisha Jackson, played all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 9–23 overall and 2–16 in conference play. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the first round of their conference tournament. They did not advance to postseason play.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. South Alabama was picked to finish last in the Sun Belt regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 191 (12) |
| 2 | Troy | 169 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 167 |
| 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | 150 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 122 |
| 6 | Marshall | 118 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 113 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 107 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 77 |
| 10 | Texas State | 67 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 53 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 25 |
Source:

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Zena Elias | 1 | C | 6'3" | RS-Senior | Clearwater, Florida | Graduated |
| Kelsey Thompson | 2 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Mobile, Alabama | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Camryn Berry | 5 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia | Transferred to Pensacola State College |
| Kamaria Gipson | 6 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Beeville, Texas | Transferred to Alabama A&M |
| Tyrielle Williams | 7 | G | 5'7" | RS-Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana | Transferred to McNeese |
| Kiana Anderson | 14 | F | 6'1" | RS-Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Cheyenne Pearson | 20 | C | 6'4" | Freshman | Trussville, Alabama | Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| Debbie Reese | 30 | C | 6'1" | RS-Sophomore | Fort Pierce, Florida | |
| Emani Burks | 33 | F | 6'2" | RS-Sophomore | Melbourne, Florida | Transferred to Nicholls |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aroa Mangas Guard | Salamanca, Spain | IES La Laboral | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Terren Coffil Guard | New Orleans, LA | Chalmette HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Princess Okafor Nweze Forward | Salamanca, Spain | IES Mar Alboran | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Alabama 2024-25 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024. "2024-25 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Delta State | W 63–56 | 1–0 | 13 – Tied | 13 – Gonzalez | 3 – Tied | Mitchell Center (541) Mobile, AL |
| November 7, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 70–78 | 1–1 | 16 – Simmons | 9 – Gonzalez | 3 – Gonzalez | Mitchell Center (2,030) Mobile, AL |
| November 11, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 57–77 | 1–2 | 15 – Walker | 7 – Spann | 3 – Rosier | Tudor Fieldhouse (567) Houston, TX |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 62–71 | 1–3 | 21 – Walker | 13 – Gonzalez | 4 – Howard | CB&S Bank Arena (1,939) Florence, AL |
| November 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 67–57 | 2–3 | 18 – Simmons | 10 – Gonzalez | 3 – Tied | Lakefront Arena (1,865) New Orleans, LA |
| November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston | L 62–83 | 2–4 | 16 – Rosier | 6 – Gonzalez | 5 – Walker | TD Arena (269) Charleston, SC |
| December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 55–60 | 2–5 | 22 – Simmons | 8 – Gonzalez | 3 – Walker | Buccaneer Field House (156) Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Faulkner | W 79–44 | 3–5 | 18 – Rosier | 10 – Leggett | 6 – Rosier | Mitchell Center (381) Mobile, AL |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 22т Ole Miss | L 39–94 | 3–6 | 13 – Gonzalez | 5 – Leggett | 3 – Gonzalez | SJB Pavilion (2,602) Oxford, MS |
| December 19, 2024* 10:00 a.m. | | at Stetson The Hatter Invitational | W 87–79 | 4–6 | 24 – Coffil | 9 – Leggett | 6 – Gonzalez | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 20, 2024* 12:15 p.m. | | vs. Bethune–Cookman The Hatter Invitational | L 62–67 | 4–7 | 17 – Walker | 13 – Leggett | 2 – Narcisse | Edmunds Center (117) DeLand, FL |
| December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 59–82 | 4–8 (0–1) | 20 – Gonzalez | 10 – Gonzalez | 3 – Tied | Chartway Arena (1,505) Norfolk, VA |
| January 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 67–82 | 4–9 (0–2) | 30 – Walker | 8 – Spann | 2 – Tied | Mitchell Center (281) Mobile, AL |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 58–73 | 4–10 (0–3) | 19 – Gonzalez | 10 – Leggett | 4 – Leggett | Mitchell Center (528) Mobile, AL |
| January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 50–76 | 4–11 (0–4) | 20 – Leggett | 11 – Leggett | 2 – Coffil | Mitchell Center (488) Mobile, AL |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 54–65 | 4–12 (0–5) | 14 – Leggett | 6 – Leggett | 3 – Gonzalez | Strahan Arena (769) San Marcos, TX |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 60–99 | 4–13 (0–6) | 18 – Leggett | 10 – Gonzalez | 3 – Tied | Trojan Arena (2,958) Troy, AL |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 49–78 | 4–14 (0–7) | 12 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | 4 – Walker | Reed Green Coliseum (1,291) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 71–82 | 4–15 (0–8) | 20 – Walker | 12 – Gonzalez | 4 – Leggett | Mitchell Center (452) Mobile, AL |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 70–78 | 4–16 (0–9) | 14 – Leggett | 6 – Narcisse | 3 – Tied | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (989) Monroe, LA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 63–80 | 4–17 (0–10) | 16 – Leggett | 6 – Tied | 5 – Narcisse | First National Bank Arena (1,007) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 62–76 | 4–18 (0–11) | 17 – Gonzalez | 8 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | Mitchell Center (358) Mobile, AL |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe Rescheduled from January 22 | W 73–68 | 5–18 (1–11) | 22 – Leggett | 9 – Okafor Nweze | 4 – Gonzalez | Mitchell Center (355) Mobile, AL |
| February 13, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 69–78 $^{2OT}$ | 5–19 (1–12) | 20 – Leggett | 10 – Leggett | 5 – Coffil | GSU Convocation Center (2,849) Atlanta, GA |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 68–95 | 5–20 (1–13) | 13 – Simmons | 4 – Leggett | 5 – Coffil | Hill Convocation Center (1,023) Statesboro, GA |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 66–57 | 6–20 (2–13) | 19 – Leggett | 7 – Gonzalez | 4 – Gonzalez | Mitchell Center (504) Mobile, AL |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 71–86 | 6–21 (2–14) | 27 – Leggett | 8 – Leggett | 4 – Narcisse | Mitchell Center (476) Mobile, AL |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 48–55 | 6–22 (2–15) | 13 – Simmons | 5 – Tied | 2 – Gonzalez | Cajundome (415) Lafayette, LA |
| February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 56–63 | 6–23 (2–16) | 19 – Leggett | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Mitchell Center (700) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Marshall First Round | L 59–73 | 6–24 | 16 – Howard | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center (516) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* Source: South Alabama Athletics